Miriam Mutebi, Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital shared a post on LinkedIn:
“I’ve spent over a decade as a breast surgeon.
I’ve held the hands of women who were told they were ‘too young’ for breast cancer. I’ve watched mothers choose between treating their disease and feeding their children. I’ve sat with families navigating myths that told them prayer and chemotherapy couldn’t coexist.
And I’ve carried stories, so many stories that needed to be told.
On March 18, 2026, I’m finally telling them.
– ‘Stuff I’d Tell My Sister,’ my book ‘On Sisterhood, Surgery and Breast Cancer‘, is finally launching.
This is not a medical textbook or a clinical guide written in language only doctors understand. It’s the book I wish I could hand to every woman who walks into my clinic terrified, confused, and convinced that cancer means death.
It’s the conversation I wish someone had with my patients before they ignored lumps for months because no one taught them breast self-examination wasn’t shameful.
It’s the truth about what it takes to survive breast cancer in Africa, not just medically, but financially, culturally, emotionally, and spiritually.
It’s:
1. Part memoir: My journey from a girl in Lang’ata who wanted to ‘cut people open’ to becoming the first female breast surgeon in my region, navigating spaces that traditionally weren’t designed for women like me.
2. Part medical guide: Everything you need to know about breast health, cancer prevention, and self-advocacy, written in plain language, without the medical jargon that sometimes keeps women from understanding their own bodies.
3. Part call to action: For the healthcare systems that fail women, the myths that kill us, and the silence that lets preventable deaths become inevitable tragedies.
I wrote this book for:
- The woman who’s never touched her own breasts because no one taught her it was her responsibility to know her body.
- The mother navigating treatment while still packing school lunches and showing up for her family.
- The young woman who’s told she’s ‘too young for breast cancer’ despite the lump growing in her chest.
- The healthcare provider who wants to deliver better, more human-centered care.
- AND…the daughter, sister, friend who wants to support someone through this journey but doesn’t know how.
For every woman who’s been told to stay small, stay silent, stay hidden, this book says: No more.
March 18, 2026. Mark your calendars. Pre-order details coming soon.”
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